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To: NorthMountain

The JWST has eight diffraction spikes, actually. The two smaller ones are from the secondary mirror supports. You can always tell it’s a JWST picture because of them.


35 posted on 12/19/2023 8:40:45 PM PST by Telepathic Intruder
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To: Telepathic Intruder

Thanks! I never noticed it before, but the star(?) far left in post #9 does show the two minor spikes quite clearly.


38 posted on 12/19/2023 8:50:31 PM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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